Originally Posted by
SLXOwft
Mog, having come from the GR world did you notice any differences or have to make any adjustments when flying SHAR in mud moving mode?
Yes, there were differences: No moving map made nav more tricky and the A/G aiming system was (initially) pretty crude. This was improved dramatically in short order and ended up being somewhat better than the GR3. Rearward view was much better than GR3, which vastly improved lookout in a hostile environment.
One snag was that SHAR training for ground attack was cursory during conversion and CBUs were not even in the RN inventory, so a bit of rapid briefing was required. Luckily there was a substantial cadre of ex-mud-movers from previous types (inc GR3) so we managed pretty well.
Soon decided that AD was safer and more fun though!
Mog